Investing in Volunteers Case Study
| Name of Organisation |
| Volunteer Centre Dundee |
| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
| To promote a set of standards to volunteer involving organisations Opportunity to review and develop organisational policies and procedures. To demonstrate our commitment to our volunteers. Ensure and improve our quality of delivery. Bring credibility to our service. |
| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| It gave us the opportunity to bring all staff members and volunteers together to input into new developments. |
| How did the assessment work in your organisation? |
| We set aside a day for the whole staff team and volunteers to meet to look at the standards and identify the gaps.From this a core group drove forward our workplan. |
| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers |
| Identify one lead person Identify a development group Set enough time aside to achieve the standards
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| What training/learning did you require to help you meet the standards and where did you source it ? e.g.VDS, local Volunteer Centre, local college |
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